Trial reportJournal of aging and health2013
Mediators of the association between driving cessation and mortality among older adults.
Trial report in Journal of aging and health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Driving Cessation and Health Outcomes in Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2016Pooled it
- Self-Reported Driving Problems Predict Future Traffic Crashes in Older Men: Prevalence and Determinants of Unrecognized Imminent Risk.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Associations between Driving Cessation and Mental Health among Rural and Urban Older Adults.Rural mental health · 2025Article
- Impact of driving cessation on health-related quality of life trajectories.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
- Frailty and driving status associated with disability: a 24-month follow-up longitudinal study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Driving-Related Adverse Events in the Elderly Men: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2020Article
- Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods.Injury epidemiology · 2017Article
- Association between baseline frailty and driving status over time: a secondary analysis of The National Health and Aging Trends Study.Injury epidemiology · 2017Article
- Association of physical activity and appetite with visual function related to driving competence in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
- Gender and Racial Disparities in Life-Space Constriction Among Older Adults.The Gerontologist · 2016Article
- Relationship between Objectively Measured Transportation Behaviors and Health Characteristics in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study examined health and physical performance as mediators of the association between driving cessation and mortality among older residents of small and large cities.
methodParticipants (N = 2,793) were from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study. Participants' driving status and health were measured at baseline, and mortality rates were observed across the subsequent 5 years.
resultsOverall, mortality risk was 1.68 times higher for nondrivers versus drivers; this relationship was significantly mediated by physical performance and social, physical, and general health. For large-city residents, mediation effects for all mediators were significant and complete. For small-city residents, only physical and general health were significant mediators, and these effects were partial. DISCUSSION: Health difficulties that accompany or follow driving cessation may explain the association between driving cessation and mortality, particularly for residents of large cities, where alternative transportation options may be more numerous.
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